Report: Apple's Next iPhone Might Feature A Glasses-Free 3D Display

Apple may be planning to introduce a glasses-free 3D display in
the next iPhone, according to a new report from Economic Daily
News (via MacRumors).

The report claims Apple is working on a "naked eye 3D screen"
alongside a new 3D "hardware and software ecosystem" for next
year's iPhone.

This would be Apple's first use of 3D in any of its consumer
devices, and while Economic Daily News has a decent track record
when it comes to Apple, it's important to take this report with a
fairly large grain of salt.

Another patent that Apple has applied for details a
3D "hyper reality" display that would alter the perspective
of the iPhone's home screen as you moved your head.

Apple also purchased a company that deals with 3D technologies:
It acquired PrimeSense last November, which created the 3D
motion-sensing technology behind Microsoft's Kinect accessory for
Xbox, but had also been working on 3D solutions for
other industries, including retail, health
care, robotics, and even interactive displaysfor PC and
mobile.

Earlier this year, Amazon launched its Fire phone, which featured
four "stereovision" cameras for tracking a user's head, used to
create a 3D effect for the phone's lock screen.

While flashy and somewhat interesting, consumers have generally
shown they're not very interested in 3D-enabled smartphones. But
people didn't think of wireless
NFC payments as that interesting before Apple Pay came
along.